They used to be the working class Union party. But now they are the non-white party driven by identity politics and no unifying message for working Americans and their families. They have become the govt program hand out party. Buy volts. Once you get 50%+ Dependant on Govt then you have a defeat proof majority. Single payer health care and free college re the next steps which go beyond old and poor people
Nobody should doubt that what you project cannot happen. We came damn close 2016, I think that would have set the ship sailing with very little chance of recovery. As it is, IMO the odds favor that bleak socialist future. They always do, this is IMO the natural tendency, particularly whilst the conservative side wants as little to do w/gov’t as possible and wants it out of their lives; while the other side is always working to infest government and seeks its power, influence and control at every opportunity.